COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s hospitals were crippled and transport disrupted on Wednesday (Mar 15) as trade unions protested against the doubling of taxes to qualify for a crucial IMF bailout. Schools cancelled term tests and outpatient departments at hospitals closed due to the work stoppage that involved more than 40Continue Reading
The NKF is also upgrading existing premises to take in more patients and trying to help people avoid kidney disease through early detection.Continue Reading
The electronics giant plans to invest around $230bn in building five semiconductor plants in the country.Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday (Mar 15) hailed growing cooperation with Japan on issues from North Korea to semiconductors, saying it was part of a historic “new chapter” for the two countries. Yoon will travel to Tokyo on Thursday, his first visit since taking office last year,Continue Reading
The island will have formal diplomatic ties with only 13 countries if Honduras makes the switch.Continue Reading
“If we patrol at night, they don’t go. When we return at daytime, they go in the river,” Pharong said. Low wages mean guards are forced to take extra work onshore to support their families, taking them away from patrol duties. Each guard receives about US$65 a month from theContinue Reading
After more than four decades as seemingly implacable enemies on either side of a deep political-religious divide in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies. The deal, which was signed in Beijing, comes seven years after diplomatic relations were severed in the aftermath of the execution […]Continue Reading
The siege at a house in Bangkok’s Sai Mai district, where a disturbed police officer had been firing gunshots since Tuesday morning, ended shortly after noon on Wednesday.Continue Reading
The teenager’s treatment is the latest youth justice case to raise human rights concerns in Queensland.Continue Reading
One of the consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine is the fact that the Kremlin has lost a lot of its influence in former Soviet countries. This creates opportunities to limit Moscow’s ability to leverage its once-dominant role to further its war aims. However, it also means that Russia is likely to raise the stakes […]Continue Reading